Western Colorado

Three top staffers in Scott McInnis’ campaign for the GOP nomination for governor have tendered their resignations in the wake of the candidate’s plagiarism scandal, the campaign confirmed Saturday. Front Range newspapers and ...

The body of a missing disc jockey from a Montrose radio station may have been found, authorities said Saturday. The Montrose County Sheriff’s Department discovered a male body in the South Canal near Uncompahgre Road south of town. A ...

Local natural gas producers Williams and EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. each received two awards recently from the state, including one for Williams’ efforts to recycle pit liners. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission ...

Saturday’s 104-degree temperature tied a record set in 1971, weather officials said. And don’t expect those highs to abate for a couple more days yet, said Norv Larson, a senior meteorologist with the Grand Junction office of the ...

SILT — Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis had just arrived at a fundraiser at a Silt-area ranch Saturday evening when he faced the inevitable question. “You’re not going to quit?” a concerned supporter ...

A fire sparked by lightning near Rangely has burned about 200 acres, fire officials said Saturday. But activity at the Twin Buttes Fire was low, so crews were allowing it to burn underbrush, said Lynn Barclay, fire mitigation/education ...

An 18-year-old Wisconsin man fell to his death Saturday from a 100-foot cliff at the Gemini Bridges near Moab, Grand County, Utah, sheriff’s officials said. Witnesses told deputies that the man, Anthony Alvin of Green Lake, Wis., was ...

Rosemary Alice Casto, 61, Delta, died July 15, 2010, at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. Visitation is from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Martin Mortuary. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Mrs. Casto was a ...

The Garfield County Sheriff’s Department has opened a new annex in the Rifle area to provide more convenient service to residents in the western part of the county. The new office became fully operational last week. The annex offers ...

MONTROSE — Hundreds of people turned out Saturday evening to watch a pair of women’s roller derby teams battle for mostly bragging rights and applause, with proceeds benefiting Habitat for Humanity of Montrose. After a quick ...